Morning journal and courier., 1887-01-19
RIFT FEW LEFT.

Tha pubJic vnterest in the Faust En-
 tertainment-A Demand for seats
 Rarely EqualIed Before in the City
 CourtesIes of the Republican League
 To the Ladies of Members.
 The rush for the reserved seats for the
 National Opera company's entertainment to-
 morrow evening has been immense. Every
 seat on the first floor and in the hrst gallery
 were sold by yesterday morning and the
 greater part of those in the top gallery were
 gone last evening, and purchasers were con-
 stantly coming in at Peck's and securing the
 number remaining by their purchase. It is estimated that had there been 500 more seats
 in the parquet, parquet circle and dress circle they would all have been easily sold.
 The diagrams for these locations were re- moved from the e2sales counter at Pecks night before last and yesterday confronted buyers from conspicuous place rear of the counter, with big black cross-mark on each, telling the buyers the story. The high up top gal lery seats under the caves have been skipped and left in their customary seclusion that has ever been given in the history of the Carl1 Opera House, but this time it begins to look as if the great attraction the New Haven Concert association offers is to break the record in this respect. About the only occasions when the top gal lery is completely filed or nearly so are Democratic grand rallies or meetings for the relief of old Ireland. Then even the top of the top gallery loses it's deserted aspect and bristles with eager, listening faces alive with interest over the tariff question, Republican demorslization OF the wrongs of Erin, Said an aristocratic member of the senior class at Yale at Peck's last night as he beheld before him Hobson's choice in the shape of top gal lery seats (but nevertheless investing 1.50): ''What earthly chance has fellow to regale his eyes with view of the fairies of the
 ballet from altitude bordering on the
 perpendicular above the scene of enchantment? Nevertheless I'm going, if I
 have to sit on the proscenium arch"
 Tickets are occasionally being offered at cost price by persons who bought good seats
 and find that they will be unable to attend.
 Such chances are quickly gobbled up. Said
 learned and noted citizen last night at
 Peck's on finding the only seats remaining
 were in the top loft: ''I'm disappointed, ,and
 no mistake; and won't catch it when get
 home, from the arbiter of my destiny, whom
 religiouslv promised to sec7re two good
 seats in the dress circle, but failed to do in
 the pressure of business and owing to my
 habit of procrastination. When the opera
 comes again I'll have two good seats If
 have to stand in line myself. And this re-
 minds me that have seen nothing like this
 sale since the immortal Dickens was here and on one or two other occasions that I do not at this moment definitely locate"
 FOR MEMBERS OF THE LEAGUE.
 Members of the Republican leagus who at tend the opera on Thursday evening with ladies will find the entrance from the league house into the opera house open, and the west drawing room in the club house re- served as a ladies' dressing room.
 Ladies can have their wraps and hats left in charge of an attendant until the opera is